Chapter 73 The Prince Who Failed to Revolt
Zhang Xiaojia watched as the emperor, the prime minister, and people from the Agricultural Affairs Bureau came to bargain with her to buy her pig-raising technology.
The Prime Minister smiled faintly, his tone respectful yet dignified, "Princess Lin'an, your pig-raising skills are truly a worthy cause for the benefit of the people. We know your righteousness, and I believe you will be willing to contribute this technology to the court for the benefit of the people."
Zhang Xiaojia's mouth twitched as she glared at her brother, the emperor, who wanted to "get free" of her pig-raising skills.
She turned her eyes and got it~
She turned to look at the emperor and said, "Brother, the court wants my pig-raising skills. What should I do if I don't pay?"
The emperor looked at her and said, "Jia'er, you have such a rich tax and salary in Lin'an, so forget about this small amount of money! Use it to benefit the people! I will give you a reward privately. Go to my private storehouse and take three pieces of calligraphy and paintings that you like."
Zhang Xiaojia knew in her heart
It’s over!
Really 'freeloader'
However, this time I can take calligraphy and paintings from my private vault.
Old Swan
Earned money~
Wang Xizhi~Su Shi~Zhao Mengfu~
She's coming tomorrow.
Zhang Xiaojia quickly handed the recorded pig farming encyclopedia to the prime minister.
After the Prime Minister left with the Agricultural Affairs Bureau.
Zhang Xiaojia slowly pulled out a blueprint from his sleeve and handed it to the emperor with both hands, with a sly smile on his face.
The emperor took the blueprint and looked down. He found that only half of the blueprint was complete. He frowned slightly and looked up and asked, "Is this... a blueprint for improving the oil extraction process?"
Zhang Xiaojia nodded, a hint of pride in his eyes. "Brother, you're amazing. This blueprint was inspired by the well in the cellar of Shouyin Temple. The structure of that well gave me an idea for improving the oil press. How about it? Do you want it?"
The emperor's eyes flashed with interest, and he asked, "What is the oil yield of this oil press?"
Zhang Xiaojia smiled slightly: "If we use this improved oil press, the oil yield will be about twice as high as the current manual oil press."
A gleam of light flashed in the emperor's eyes, and he obviously had a deeper understanding of the value of this drawing.
He put down the blueprint and looked at Zhang Xiaojia sharply, his tone probing: "Jia'er, you didn't hand the blueprint to the Prime Minister just now, obviously you didn't want the money. Now you only give me half of the blueprint, it seems you have other plans. Tell me, what do you want from me?"
Zhang Xiaojia blinked and a playful smile appeared on his face: "Brother, I want to go to Jiangnan with He Fei for a month! Fireworks in March in Yangzhou. I heard that the spring in Jiangnan is so beautiful that it makes people intoxicated. I want to go and see it."
The Emperor raised his eyebrows slightly upon hearing this, and said with a hint of teasing, "Oh? So you want to use this map to get me to let you and Jingwen go to Jiangnan and live a carefree life?"
Zhang Xiaojia pouted in a feigned grievance, her tone a bit coquettish: "Brother, I've worked so hard for the court's oil-pressing technology, and finally came up with this improved method. You can't let my work be in vain, right? Besides, Jiangnan isn't far away, I'll be back in a month."
The emperor shook his head: "You can go to Jiangnan. I will give you a team of imperial guards to protect you. From now on, this team of imperial guards will obey you. But Jingwen cannot do that. He is the right privy councilor. He has to do the work of the governor and the military department at the beginning of the year. He is also the vice chancellor. He is very busy."
Zhang Xiaojia's eyes darkened, and then he said happily, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me a team of imperial guards."
He Fei is already a super prince, there is no more title to be given to him~
Every time she and He Fei asked for a reward, they would go traveling and enjoy the scenery, and they didn't dare to ask for anything else. Now He Fei and the emperor are as close as brothers, but when his achievements surpass the emperor, it is inevitable that the emperor will want to kill him.
Zhang Xiaojia asked for the Imperial Guards to reassure the Emperor. The Imperial Guards were a symbol of imperial power and directly obeyed the Emperor. Her acceptance of the Imperial Guards meant that she agreed to allow her and He Fei's activities to be monitored by the Emperor.
The people in her palace and county lady's mansion were all sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. They didn't have other people's pawns, but they definitely had the emperor's pawns.
The reason why she and He Fei were both under the emperor's surveillance was because he didn't want to hurt the brotherhood and the relationship between siblings.
When the emperor saw Jiaer's eyes, he sighed in his heart. He really wanted to compensate Jiaer and didn't want to use the imperial guards to monitor her. When she was a child, Jiaer herself said that she would bring a team of imperial guards with her every time she went out.
The emperor shook his head and said, "Forget it. If you don't like it, don't force it. Since you want to go to Jiangnan with Jingwen, then go tomorrow!"
Zhang Xiaojia's eyes lit up instantly. "Brother, I can't do that tomorrow. I need to go to your private vault to get calligraphy and paintings. He Fei and I will go the day after tomorrow. Brother, I remember you have a super advanced disguised secret guard. Assign him to us. He Fei and I need to disguise ourselves, otherwise we will be recognized by those officials when we go to Jiangnan. It will be troublesome."
The emperor laughed. Jiaer didn't want his imperial guards, but wanted his secret guards. Didn't she know that the imperial guards were easy to bribe, but the secret guards were absolutely impossible to bribe?
When He Fei came, he said, "Jia Jia, go back to sleep first. The emperor and I still have something to discuss."
Zhang Xiaojia bowed respectfully and said, "Brother, I'll take my leave first."
He Fei's face changed when he saw Jia Jia leave, and he sat in front of the emperor.
"Brother, what do you mean? Jiajia and I never wanted to be in the court, but we are here because you need us."
"You and I are from the same mother. Next time, don't test me! Don't test Jiajia. She was only two years old when she came to Mother's side. She called you dad the first time she saw you, and she kept calling you dad until she was five. You know, she thinks of you as her father in her heart. Every time you test her, she gets sad when you go back to the house."
After saying that, He Fei left. When he returned to the yard, he saw Jia Jia looking unhappy.
He Fei knew that the Wude Division must be eavesdropping on them. He hugged Jia Jia tightly and said, "Jia Jia, stop crying. You have to go back to the palace tomorrow. Your mother will be jealous and sad."
Zhang Xiaojia buried her head in his arms. "I'm not crying, I'm just a little sad. Brother, you don't believe us. You really think someone wants to be the emperor! You get up earlier than a chicken and go to bed later than a dog. If I weren't the only one in the palace, I would have dragged you to travel around the entire Great Zhou."
Their mission was to make the emperor a wise ruler, so that all nations would come to pay tribute and the world would be at peace. Without this mission, Zhang Xiaojia would have run away long ago. She had money and power in the Great Zhou, so why would she work so hard?
When the emperor heard that the Wude Division was eavesdropping, he waved his hand and told them all to go back, and he remained alone in silence.
In this world, he trusts Jingwen and Jiaer the most. Even though he has pawns in Prince Jing's Mansion and Jingwen's secret guards have pawns, he has never moved them.
When did he become so suspicious?
It was after Jingwen led his troops into the palace last time. Even though he later found out it was a misunderstanding, he seemed unable to trust Jingwen wholeheartedly.
Jiaer is Jingwen's life. As long as he can control Jiaer, Jingwen will not do anything wrong. Every time he tests her, it is to prevent them from betraying him.
Can their relationship return to the beginning?
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